The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page 3
On our right was a sandy beach , on our left great beds of grass growing out of
the shoal water - weedy banks filling up the once spacious harbour , and cattle
wading amongst the long grass , where within the last twenty years a frigate has
lain ...
On our right was a sandy beach , on our left great beds of grass growing out of
the shoal water - weedy banks filling up the once spacious harbour , and cattle
wading amongst the long grass , where within the last twenty years a frigate has
lain ...
Page 4
It is called la regessima , “ the beautiful , ” by the natives , and I found it afterwards
growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia , where it was one of the
great favourites of the flower - loving Indians . The land at Greytown and ...
It is called la regessima , “ the beautiful , ” by the natives , and I found it afterwards
growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia , where it was one of the
great favourites of the flower - loving Indians . The land at Greytown and ...
Page 6
I saw another fruit growing here , a yellow berry about the size of a cherry , called
“ Nancito ” by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and caten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
...
I saw another fruit growing here , a yellow berry about the size of a cherry , called
“ Nancito ” by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and caten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
...
Page 46
... with patches of forest on the rising ground , and small plains on which grows
the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced ... shape , and appearance of a large
green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves .
... with patches of forest on the rising ground , and small plains on which grows
the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced ... shape , and appearance of a large
green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves .
Page 49
Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood ; but
there are many pure Indians scattered through the district , living near the rivers
and brooks , and growing patches of maize and beans . In the centre of the town
is a ...
Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood ; but
there are many pure Indians scattered through the district , living near the rivers
and brooks , and growing patches of maize and beans . In the centre of the town
is a ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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